Kathmandu vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3414
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
99
😀 Quality of life
45
95
🏙️ Population
846K
2.15M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 81% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8885th and 998th ($443 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and France, respectively. Check Nepal vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6524th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$18941

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5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395